Computer consultants with an Ebola FAQ?!?!?

[Paul Repacholi]

In article <3pfuk8$40fk at news.doit.wisc.edu> sspencer at rhino.bocklabs.wisc.edu (Stephan Spencer) writes:

> Re: "The Ebola FAQ" (http://ichiban.objarts.com/ebola/ebolaFAQ.html)
>     and "The Ebola Page" (http://ichiban.objarts.com/ebola/ebola.html)
> 
> Fellow scientists,
> 
> I am deeply disturbed by David Ornstein's (davido at apocalypse.org) misuse of
> the Net and of a natural disaster such as the Ebola outbreak in Zaire 
> to increase his Internet visibility and thus increase business
> for his company. His opportunism is not at all appropriate
> in this situation, and I believe he has gone too far, now that
> he has appointed himself as the Ebola FAQ maintainer. I proposed in a
> previous posting to bionet.virology for professional virologists to 
> contribute to and moderate an Ebola FAQ with a virology institution 
> maintaining the FAQ, and I still strongly believe that this is
> the way it should be done. Imagine what could happen if millions of
> Net users come to depend on Mr. Ornstein for accurate information on
> the virus, but, having no background in virology, he makes a mistake that
> provokes mass hysteria! I propose that we do not contribute to
> his FAQ, but instead maintain our own. Furthermore, I propose that
> we do not contribute to his Web pages. 

Sorry about quoting so much, but this is REALY good... The poor
little man is upset cause some one else is playing with "his"
toys. This ignores a) the net sould only be used by properly qualified
people, train in computer science... and b) many virologists are too
busy with virology to go learn html, the evil interactions of
some viewers and constructs...

So, why did YOU not have a FAQ done long before? You are claiming
superior knowlege and ability, so where are its fruits? Or are you
a sterile wind that blows no good. And does bocklabs no good in many
peoples eyes either.

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~Paul
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